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May 29, 2016. This is the weekend of the famed Swiftsure Sailing Race out of Victoria. It's always held on the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend. If looking for a day trip, it's a fun thing to do...an amazing array of sailboats and a serious race. The Canadian Victoria Day holiday weekend, the we...
05/29/2016
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A sustainable lifestyle. It implies the ability to be self-sufficient. To grow one's food...to live simply, with a green ethic. There appears to be a strong "back to the land" movement underway. This is not the euphoric hippy-dippy seeking, with its "anything but the norm" iconoclastic decisions...
05/26/2016
Shop Local. It's a theme in all small communities right now. Salt Spring Island, the Gulf Islands, and Vancouver Island encourage those who live there to spend their money in their own communities. It's a "what goes around comes around" motif. There are many reasons for small businesses to falte...
05/24/2016
Here it is...the official opening of the "summer season", right across Canada: the Victoria Day Holiday Weekend. A time to start boating season (Salt Spring & the Southern Gulf Islands are in the heart of some of the best protected boating waters in the world). A time to open/prep the holiday co...
05/21/2016
Salt Spring Island enjoys a year round lifestyle...one really doesn't "have to" go off Island...it's all here. In the main season, though (May to October), there are special things not to be missed. The famous Saturday Market in the Park is definitely one such gem. This is an authentic market: a...
05/14/2016
Looking for a sea cruise? Only have a day? The best protected boating waters in the world enfold the Canadian Southern Gulf Islands! A good place to start? Possibly from Salt Spring Island: Salt Spring Island enjoys 3 year round ferry routes, so it's easy to plot your voyage. Take a day: leav...
05/12/2016
May, 2016. Yes, it's really true...after an 8 year downturn, we are finally seeing a resurgence of authentic activity in our secondary home/discretionary real estate market. Many listings had followed the market down. Fine properties and well-marketed...but few buyers around. In a downmarket, buy...
05/04/2016
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